Monthly Archives: November 2010
Essential Reading | The Rider by Tim Krabbé
If there’s one book every cyclist should read, it’s The Rider by Tim Krabbé. Just like knowing the basic skill of how to fix a puncture, this should be mandatory reading for every cyclist. I’m ashamed to admit that it’s taken me …
Tour Of Bright – This Week’s Preparation
Photos courtesy of James Broadway One of my favorite races on the Australian race calendar is upon us – the Tour of Bright (ToB). The reason I love this race is because it’s tough. Riders can sit in for only so …
Interview With Darren Lapthorne
It was announced yesterday that Darren Lapthorne has signed a contract with Pegasus Racing for 2011. This means he’ll be stepping it up a notch and will hopefully be racing some of the biggest events on the PRO calendar.
Where Are They Now? – Allan Iacuone
As most of you know I’ve been absolutely loving all the Australian cycling history I’ve been discovering. We’ve had lots of people sending us ideas on the “Where Are They Now” column that Jamie Jowett has been writing. The one …
How Much Money Do PRO Cyclists Make?
A year ago I wrote a post about the basic structure of Professional Cycling. One of the questions often asked is “how much do Pro cyclists make?”. Salaries in many other sports are openly discussed, but this topic is kept …
Wattbike Review
Brett (the sales and marketing manager) delivered the WattBike to my place a few weeks ago so I could get to know the product. Since I grew up cycling in Canada I’ve done a lot of ergo training and know …
Seasoned PRO
As I get older cycling changes shapes and means different things to me in my life. At first the bike meant that I could get to school quicker. It then became about who could do the highest jumps. It was …
Mountain Bike Tips – The Big Three
Galerie Defago – Champery, Switzerland This blog predominantly represents road cycling and I try my best to keep it at that. However, the fact is that I was once a knuckle dragging mountain biker well before I became the uber …
The Broken Collarbone – A Part Of Cycling
One of the most common injuries for a cyclist is the broken collarbone (or clavicle). I’m very lucky this has never happened to me, but there aren’t many cyclists I know who haven’t had to deal with a collarbone injury. …
Rolling Through
Whether you’re racing or just in a bunchride, have you ever been a part of a nice smooth paceline and all of a sudden you’re stuck on the front and no one else is rolling-through? You’re stuck there in the …
GO RYDER!...
Why the hell do the organisers put a corner like that right before a stage finis...